Wish me luck. I am following this recipe --
https://www.almanac.com/content/how-to-make-kombucha-tea -- and am starting a 1/2 gallon batch today. Here are the proportions I followed --
6 cups water
5 bags tea (the instructions were a little confusing on how much tea to use, but you guys are saying the proportions can vary, so I decided to use 3 bags of black and 2 of green)
3/4 cup sugar (I just used plain white sugar)
1 1/2 cups starter (I'm hoping Kevita kombucha from the refrigerated case of my local grocery will work)
edit: I forgot to ask -- at what point would you add some thinly sliced fresh ginger? The Kevita stuff I like best is the ginger version, so I'd like to try that as a flavoring. Thanks!